portmanteau word
noun
another name for blend (def. 7)
Origin of portmanteau word
1C19: from the idea that two meanings are packed into one word
Words Nearby portmanteau word
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How to use portmanteau word in a sentence
This longing for grimness actually has its own portmanteau word, ostalgie.
Sometimes "bazing" was the order, a portmanteau-word describing a morning spent in grazing the horses, and bathing ourselves.
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